Narrative Designer

Description

Are you passionate about video games? Do you want to keep progressing in an exciting, young and dynamic environment? Gameloft is currently seeking a Narrative Designer.

Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including Apple® iOS and Android® devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs. Founded in 1999 and a top innovator in its field, Gameloft, distributes its games in over 100 countries. www.gameloft.com

Previous hit games and franchises developed at Gameloft Montreal include Modern Combat, Dungeon Hunter, Gangstar, Asphalt, and Monster Life.

DESCRIPTION

The role of the Narrative Designer is to act as the champion of a game’s story, functioning as the central resource for all things narrative related. The Narrative Designer works closely with a project’s core design team during every step of the process to develop a strong symbiotic relationship between the game’s mechanics, design, and structure and the narrative/story being used to support and enhance that structure.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    Working with the development team to brainstorm creative ways to encapsulate the game’s core mechanics through story and narrative;
•    Establishing the lore and tone of the world of the game and proposing creative and efficient ways to effectively present this world to the player;
•    Defining characters and NPCs, their backstories, and personalities;
•    Writing and revising all in-game dialogue and text;
•    Identifying Narrative problems and brainstorming creative solutions with colleagues;
•    Working to create and establish the “voice” of a game;
•    Collaborating with cinematic and sound teams to create and maintain consistent narrative execution;
•    Working on licensed properties, coordinating with teams and licensors to ensure brand consistency;
•    Generating detailed voice-over scripts and liaising with external voice-over houses and sound designers.